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Veg-Friendly Restaurants

My compiled list of vegetarian and or/vegan friendly restaurants that I've been to:

Tennessee:

The Tomato Head (Knoxville): Good local/regional beer on tap, lots of vegetarian/vegan options, great vegan cupcakes!Veg-O-Rama (Knoxville): 100% vegetarian with several vegan options, local beer on tap UPDATE: CLOSED MAY 2011Sunspot (Knoxville): Good veg options, great selection of beerTrio Cafe, Market Square (Knoxville): Custom salads, baked potatoes, good beer on tapBrixx Pizza (Knoxville): You can get a veggie pizza with vegan cheese, great beer on tap.

Taj Mahal Indian (Springdale/Cincinnati): no website, great buffet AND huge menu, lots of vegetarian, some veganMelt Eclectic Deli (Cincinnati): mostly vegetarian, almost anything can be made vegan!Emanu East African (Cincinnati): Excellent vegan/vegetarian combo dish, BYOBMyra's Dionysus (Cincinnati): Mostly vegetarian with tons of vegan options. Tons of soups. All delicious! (my review)Sunrise Cafe (Yellow Springs): not far from Dayton, great town, place can get packed and service is a bit slow, but great food.

Louisiana:

The Green Goddess (New Orleans): small menu, few tables, nice outdoor seating, convenient to Quarter and CBD.Cafe Bamboo (New Orleans): 100% vegetarian, mostly vegan UPDATE: CLOSED APRIL 2010.Flanagan's Pub (New Orleans): They have a vegan black bean burger and it's very good! Even the guy that was cooking the day I went, was apparently vegan!Mojo Lounge (New Orleans): You can get the spinach/feta wrap without the feta or a baked potato, plain. They'll even bring you chopped tomatoes to put on top, if you ask for them! Very nice. Beer on tap.Cafe Carmo (New Orleans): vegan-friendly, they offer to veganize lots of their dishes, good food, order at the counter, small. (my review)Hillel's Kitchen (New Orleans): Inside Tulane University's Hillel Center, lots of vegan and gluten free dishes, sandwiches, salads, bagels, granola, chips/salsa, etc. (my review)Santa Fe Tapas (New Orleans): The St. Charles Ave location has a Saturday Vegan Brunch, some vegan items are on the regular menu, local beer on tap, friendly staff/owner, not cheap. (my review)The Wandering Buddha (New Orleans): 100% vegan Korean, St. Roch neighborhood, inside a bar, ordering alcohol is separate (from bar), friendly staff (my review)O Vegasm (New Orleans): 100% vegan dinner menu, plus Sunday Brunch, delivery avail, in a bar, very good comfort food, St. Roch neighborhood (my review of brunch)

North Carolina:

Boba House (Greensboro): 100% vegetarian, most items can be made vegan, lots of fake meatRosetta's Kitchen (Asheville): vegetarian and vegan food

Pennsylvania:

The Zenith (Pittsburgh): 100% vegetarian, in the back of an antique store, not a huge menu, vegan options available

Missouri:

The Dubliner (St. Louis): downtown, great pub with great beer selection, one or two vegetarian entrees (would probably make them vegan, if you ask)

Alabama:

Sunflower Cafe (Fairhope): next door to their awesome health food store, great vegan food available